Econ final

Interest

The cost of borrowing money

The 5 foundation

1. $500 dollar emergency fund
2. Get out of debt
3. Pay cash for your car
4. Pay cash for college
5. Build wealth and give it away

Assets

Item that has value

Common stock

Regular stock that most used

Stock

Share of a company

Preferred stock

Get distribution 1st

Economics

Satisfying your wants and needs in a world of scarcity

Scarcity

not having enough of something

Shortage

Determined by the producer

Utility

satisfaction

diminishing marginal utility

You like something the less you use it

factors of production

Capital - physical - human
Entrepreneurship
Land
Labor

production possibilities curve

Show efficiant use of resources

Sunk cost

Things you cant get back
Ex. Time

5 powers of economic thinking

1. resources cost more than you think
2. prices are signals to producers and consumers
3. all economic behavior is rational
4. all economic decisions are made at the margin
5. people are maximizers

3 economic questions

What to produce? How to produce? For whom to produce?

Planned economy

Socialism
Communism

market economy

Little government involvment, profit motive, competion for costumers, invisible hand, rely on and capital goods, specialization and efficancy

mixed economy

Little bit of 2 or more

Traditional Economy

The same methods are used after generation after generation, decisions are made by habit

Supply

What sellers are willing and able to offer for sale
On graph line goes up

Demand

What buters are willing and able to purchase
On graph line goes down

Equalibrium

Anything above the equalibrium is a surplus
Anything under the equalibrium is a shortage

Price floor

Is the lowest a price can be

Price ceiling

Is the highest a price can be

emotional advertising

Appears to your emotions

Glittering Generalities advertising

Everything is great

slice of life advertising

We understand

testimonial advertising

Famous person someone you can trust

Band wagon advertising

Join us!

Bait and Switch Advertising

One thing is advertised and another is sold

Sole proprieter

Single owner ship, own boss, makes all the profit,

Joint ventures

Partnerships are for a limited time/specific person

Limited partnership

One person has the voice/ one has the money

Corporations

Most important in the U.S, seperate from stock holders , can own propery, sue and can be sued, many owners acting as 1, pay taxes

Franchises

Pay a percentage or a flat rate to use copywrited information. Must comply with corporations rule

Co operatives

Consumer - consumers join together to purchase at better prices
Producer- producer join together to sell products
Service - people provide services to trade

Perfect competition

Many buyers and sellers, identical products, information is easily obtained, easy entry and exit, sellers are price takers

Barriers to entry competition

Resource, copywriter/patent, technology

Monopoly (imperfect competition)

Single seller, no close substitute, no entry barriers but investment is high, seller determines the price

economies of scale

Cost decreases as output increases

price discrimination

Have some control over prices, can divide customers into groups, product is usually used on the spot

natural monopolies

No one else can do it cheaper, lower total cost

monopolistic competition

Many buyers and sellers , product is similar, easy entry and exit, low barriers to entry, sellers only have little control over prices

Unions

An association of workers, formed to bargain for better working conditions and higher wages.

Closed shop

Must join union - outlawed now

Agency shop

Don't need to join union, but must pay "fair share

Union shop

Must join a union after a certain period of time

Taft Hartley act

Banned mandatory union membership

collective bargaining

A planned meeting to negotiate a contract

Mediation

Use of neutral mediator to try and find a solution. Solution offered is non binding

Arbitration

Neutral party is used to find a binding solution.

Strike

And organized stoppage of work

Injunction

Court order to go back to work

Lock out

Refusal to work

absolute advantage and comparative advantage

Absolute advantage Is what an entity can absolutely do more efficiently but comparative advantage is more important

Protective Tariff

Protect businesses inside a country

Dumping

The practice of exporting goods at a price that is below the price in exporting country

Off-shoring

When it moves some of its operations to another country

VER

Voluntary Export Restraint

Breton Woods Conference

44 nations showed up, in 1944, final negotiation of the IMF & the world bank took place

IMF (International Monetary Fund)

Gives short term loans

World bank

Gives long term loans

Functions of the IMF

Surveillance (like a doctor)
Technical assistance (like a teacher)
Financial assistance (like a banker)

Types of foreign aid

Economic - loans, grants, equipment
Technology - engineers, teachers
Military - build up protection

Development

The process by which a nation improves the economic, political, and social well being of its people

Characteristics to determine level of development

1) per capita GDP
2) energy consumption
3) labor force
4) consumer goods
5) literacy
6) life expectancy
7) infant mortality rate

GDP formula

C+I+G+NX
C - consumer
I - business investment
G - government
Nx - net exports

Who can move the money supply line?

Banks

Who can move the money demand line?

Businesses, individuals, government

Gross domestic product

The total market value of final goods and services produced in 1 year

Types of Unemployment: Frictional

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Breton Woods Conference

44 nations showed up, took place in 1944, final negotiation of the IMF & the world bank took place

IMF (International Monetary Fund)

gives short term loans

Functions of the IMF

Surveillance (like a doctor)
Technical assistance (like a teacher)
Financial assistance (like a banker)

Foreign aide types

Economic - loans, grants, equipment
Technology - Engineers, teachers
Military - Build up protection

development

the process by which a nation improves the economic, political, and social well-being of its people

Characteristics to determine level of development

1) per capita GDP
2) energy consumption
3) Labor force
4)Consumer goods
5) Literacy
6)life expectancy
7) infant mortality rate

What are the 3 functions of money?

1. medium of exchange
2. unit of account
3. store of value

Who is the chairman of the Federal Reserve?

Jerome Powell

What is the main purpose of the FAC

The people who say yes to the FOMC

What are the 3 basis of money?

Representative, Fiat, Commodity

Which Fed district are we in?

San Francisco, 12

Investors may choose mutual funds because
A. Risk is higher
B. There are more options
C. Portfolio diversification is guaranteed
D. Cannot be done online

C. Portfolio diversification is guaranteed